Basket
Item number 3646/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Birch bark basket with attached lid. Quillwork on side with 'Nahanni Butte N.W.T.' in blue-purple between two flowers with purple petals, yellow centres and brown stems with leaves. The basket is cylindrical with an overlaid scalloped section around the top, formed around a spruce root(?) rim. The side is stitched, lid is hinged and bottom is attached with sinew. The lid has two purple flowers with brown stems and leaves in quillwork. The lid can be tied closed with skin ties.
Narrative
The donor and his wife, Grace Okada, lived in Nahanni Butte from Sept 1990 to 1993.
Item History
- Made by Elsie Marcellais (Maker) in Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada during 1992
- Collected between 1990 and 1993
- Owned by Steven Metzger before October 16, 2023
- Received from Steven Metzger (Donor) on October 16, 2023
What
- Name
- Basket
- Identification Number
- 3646/1
- Type of Item
- basket
- Material
- birch bark, porcupine quill, dye, skin, sinew and spruce root ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- quillwork
- Overall
- height 20.0 cm, diameter 21.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Nahanni Butte, Northwest Territories, Canada
Who
- Culture
- Dene
- Creator
- Elsie Marcellais (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Steven Metzger
- Received from
- Steven Metzger (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1992
- Collection Date
- between 1990 and 1993
- Ownership Date
- before October 16, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on October 16, 2023
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3646/0001
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